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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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